Which department is the nodal body that regularly organises All India and regional Official Language conferences?
- A.Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs
- B.Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
- C.Department of Personnel and Training
- D.Department of Culture, Ministry of Culture
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Department of Official Language under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It holds All India and regional conferences to encourage the progressive use of Hindi in keeping with the constitutional provisions, and the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language also stresses such steps. Option B, the Department of Higher Education, handles universities and higher learning, including language teaching, but it is not the nodal body for official language policy in government offices. Option C, the Department of Personnel and Training, deals with civil service matters such as recruitment, training and service rules. Option D, the Department of Culture, promotes arts, heritage and cultural institutions. The link between the Official Language work and the Ministry of Home Affairs is a frequently tested fact in the polity and governance sections.
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Practice Questions
Which article of the Constitution deals with the directive for development of the Hindi language, cited in connection with Official Language conferences?
- A.Article 343
- B.Article 348
- C.Article 351
- D.Article 352
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It casts a duty on the Union to promote the spread of Hindi and to develop it so that it can serve as a medium of expression for the composite culture of the country, and the announcement on the telecom department's conference referred to this provision along with the work…
Read the full explanation →Where was the first All India Conference on Official Language of the Department of Telecommunications held?
- A.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- B.Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi
- C.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- D.Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi
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The correct answer is the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre on Janpath in New Delhi, where the department held the conference with the aim of pushing the progressive use of Hindi in official work.
Read the full explanation →Under which mission was the Swachh Shehar Jodi mentorship programme launched?
- A.AMRUT 2.0
- B.Smart Cities Mission
- C.Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0
- D.PM Awas Yojana Urban
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The pairing scheme is described as a flagship peer learning programme of that mission and as the first mentorship effort of its kind in urban waste management.
Read the full explanation →How many urban local bodies were assessed in the tenth edition of Swachh Survekshan?
- A.3,000
- B.4,751
- C.5,286
- D.2,340
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The tenth edition of the survey covered that many urban local bodies, judging each on 176 sub indicators arranged in ten sections.
Read the full explanation →Which pair of cities was ranked first under the Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative?
- A.Indore and Depalpur
- B.Ahmedabad and Sanand
- C.Tirupati and Kuppam
- D.Surat and Mandvi
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The correct answer is Ahmedabad and Sanand, both in Gujarat, which took the first rank among the paired cities.
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